USB hub

Nate the great · 08-21-2007, 10:21 PM

Can the Iliad handle a USB hub?

Robert Marquard · 08-22-2007, 02:41 AM

AFAIK an USB OTG chip is not required to support hubs.

HarryT · 08-22-2007, 04:23 AM

Is that a "Yes", Robert?

Robert Marquard · 08-22-2007, 07:22 AM

A "Maybe No". I will have to hunt down the documentation for the chip. Apart from that a simple test would be easiest.

Nate the great · 08-22-2007, 07:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert Marquard

AFAIK an USB OTG chip is not required to support hubs.

I know that. This was a software question (I think). So the Iliad has been out for over a year and no one has checked this?

I'm going to post this over in the Irex forum.

HarryT · 08-22-2007, 07:48 AM

I suppose the point is that there's a very limited range of things that you might want to connect to an iLiad. Keyboards (I believe) work, but what did you want to connect that would require a hub, Nate?

Nate the great · 08-22-2007, 07:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

I suppose the point is that there's a very limited range of things that you might want to connect to an iLiad. Keyboards (I believe) work, but what did you want to connect that would require a hub, Nate?

I was going to try a hardware hack. There are enough things that work on the Iliad that I was going to find a project box the size of the end of the Iliad, and put a battery pack and some of the following attached.

Bluetooth dongle
card reader dongles (probably)
Flash drives

and a keyboard

Nate the great · 08-23-2007, 09:33 AM

Can someone who has an Iliad test this for me please?

08-21-2007, 10:21 PM	#1
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08-22-2007, 02:41 AM	#2
Robert Marquard Delphi-Guy Posts: 285 Karma: 1151 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: iLiad, Palm T3	AFAIK an USB OTG chip is not required to support hubs.

08-22-2007, 04:23 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Is that a "Yes", Robert?

08-22-2007, 07:22 AM	#4
Robert Marquard Delphi-Guy Posts: 285 Karma: 1151 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Berlin, Germany Device: iLiad, Palm T3	A "Maybe No". I will have to hunt down the documentation for the chip. Apart from that a simple test would be easiest.

08-22-2007, 07:48 AM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I suppose the point is that there's a very limited range of things that you might want to connect to an iLiad. Keyboards (I believe) work, but what did you want to connect that would require a hub, Nate?

08-23-2007, 09:33 AM	#8
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	Can someone who has an Iliad test this for me please?

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